Why do we swing our hands when we walk?

Answer 1

cuz the people who do it think they look cool or are worried they will fall over lol

Answer 2

It's for more balance but also because it is difficult walking without swinging our hands, try walking without swinging your hands and you'll see that it's almost impossible. It's just the way our bodies are built.

Answer 3

It's all about balance.

Try walking or running with your arms at your side and you'll feel the effect of your weight shifting side to side as you walk.

By swinging your arms your using the weight of them (which is much more than you'd think) and it also adjusts your whole centre of balance because your shoulders move too.

Answer 4

This is the easiest way to keep balance. Think about it: when your right leg goes forward to make a step, you're a bit off balance, you're being pulled forward and to the right. Slight rotation of the body in the opposite way (left side goes forward) compensates for this imbalance. It is the easiest for your body to send your left arm forward in order to keep the balance.The bigger steps you take - more your arms will swing.

Answer 5

We don't when just ambling along but as we increase our speed, especially if to a jog or run so the arm and hand movements increase. It is mainly a balance thing and also a rhythm and added impetus to the movement. Try running without using your arms at all.You would feel all over the place.

Answer 6

We swing our arms when walking to help with balance and to help maintain our centre point of gravity. When we don't we tend to sway more with our body and also find walking a little more tiring

Answer 7

It comes from the days whilst cavemen used to hit the ladies over the pinnacle and drag them by utilising their hair... lower back to their cave . each so often a girl might hit a bump interior the floor and the caveman might lose his grip and his hand might swing forward. Evolution then took over. those cavemen who lost their grip and left their women on the floor might surely stay longer than the final inhabitants because of the fact they might circulate out and hunt for yet another lady. and you all know the seek is stable for rigidity alleviation - and rigidity kills. for that reason longer existence meant greater acquaintances; allowing those hand swinging genes to bypass directly to greater offspring. particularly...

Answer 8

It's the animal in us, it's a deep desire of wanting to get down on all fours and monkey about with our bums in the air shouting oo ah ah ah, like a chimp. But we would look silly so we do it in private on a weekend, like cross dressing, or watching Where the Heart Is.

Answer 9

It is a sign of a power and hidden ability with-in us. The power to be creative, skilled in technology, and gifted.

Answer 10

Not everyone does, but I guess it's encouraged to give more rhythm and power to walking, which probably then has more aerobic benefits.

Answer 11

To keep balance :)

You have to concentrate really hard to not do it. It's kind've a mental pull. For lack of a better phrase.